2013 - HPI Savage XS
back to Fyrstormer's Garage My Savage XS is finally done. Well...saying it's *finally* done is a bit of an exaggeration, because for most of the time I owned it I was perfectly content to use it in stock form. Of all the vehicles I own, my Savage XS has been the most drama-free, requiring almost nothing in terms of maintenance. Almost all of the upgrades I did to it were done in the past two weeks, when I decided to upgrade a bunch of parts as long as I was giving the drivetrain an overhaul. Prior to that, the only upgrades it really *needed* were: CVDs for the wheel axles, because the dogbone stub-axles were starting to split apart; metal body posts, because the front plastic body post kept breaking; and new tires, because the stock tires were kind of slippery. Actually, the tires were the very first upgrade I made. I originally went with Pro-Line Gladiator 2 tires, which had great traction, but they wore down pretty fast. Pictured below are the other tires I originally...